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The Interstate highway system in Vermont linking Massachusetts to Canada was completed in 1978, a full 20 years after the first section of Vermont Interstate was constructed. The destination of that first stretch of Interstate was Brattleboro...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1954 Marshall Frizzell and the FFA planted European Larch trees at the Clark farm on Guilford Street. Frizzell would later die while serving in Vietnam. The trees would become part of Living Memorial Park and, in 1980, they were designated as a living memorial to those who served in the Korean War. Here's the story...…

In 1965 the Melsur Corporation purchased land in northeastern Brattleboro on Old Ferry Road from Robert and Ruth Allard. Financing was arranged with the help of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation. A 2 ½ story, 15,000 foot manufacturing plant was built on the old Allard property by Loney Construction. For the next 25 years school furnitu…

Joe Shield grew up in town and went on to play for the Green Bay Packers. Here we read part of the speech he gave at the BUHS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2020. He will be inducted into the Vermont Principal's Association Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

During World War I almost 700 Vermont soldiers were transported to France on the largest troopship in the world, the Leviathan. About 30% died as a result of contracting influenza while on board. Brattleboro's Ernest Gibson wrote about the tragedy and we share the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Deidrich (DeDe) Stolte contributed a great deal to the athletic and moral upbringing of Brattleboro's young people 100 years ago. The current high school sports complex is dedicated to his memory. This is his story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Florence Anderson was a 1951 BHS graduate. She wrote an essay about a local hero of hers..Mary Howe. The essay was featured at the BHS commencement ceremony. Mary Howe was an international opera star who grew up in Brattleboro in the late 1800's...here's the story, read by historical society trustees...musical interlude by Phillip Chapman…

In Brooks Memorial Library you will find a few sculptures by local artist Larkin Mead. He made them while living in Italy but they both made their way to Brattleboro. Here's the story...musical interludes by Phillip Chapmanโดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1901, 53 year old Annie Grout passed away. Many people remembered her contributions as an educator, her commitment to social justice, and her love of the natural world. She was born at a South African mission, she taught at one of the original HBCU schools after the Civil War, and pursued botanical and wildlife preservation hobbies while living …

In 1967 a book compiled and edited by T.D. Seymour Bassett was published by the local Stephen Greene Press. It was called “Outsiders Inside Vermont” and featured thirty writers commenting on life in Vermont over a period of more than 350 years. Rudyard Kipling was one of the authors who had writings published in the book. Here's what he had to say.…

Brattleboro sugar makers were at the forefront of establishing, maintaining, and marketing the purity and quality of Vermont Maple products. It all began in the 1880's...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Ben is the 6th generation to work at the Robb Farm. In 1907 his family moved to Ames Hill in West Brattleboro and began a farming operation. For many years the land supported a dairy herd, but in 2011 the family shifted its emphasis from milk production to raising beef and focusing on its maple sugar operation. Recently Brattleboro Area Middle Scho…

Brattleboro Winter Carnival has been a local tradition since 1957. In this episode we highlight some of the events and participants from 60, 50 and 40 years ago.โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

The 1st Brattleboro Winter Carnival took place in 1957. In our archive collection we found a program from the inaugural carnival. In this podcast we share information from the program and a little background about what led up to the creation of the carnival...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

The Bean's home stood adjacent to the covered bridge and Connecticut River on Bridge St. and was attached to the Brattleboro Gas Works. The company house was provided for the gas maker’s family. Charles Sr.'s job was to fill the huge round building with gas. Charles Jr'.s job was to run the East Eagle Distillery on the nearby island between Brattle…

On January 31, 1922 Evelyn and Fred Harris took the first trial jumps off the newly constructed ski hill. The jumping course was about 750 feet long with a drop of approximately 300 feet. A few days later the best male ski jumpers in the region competed in the Vermont State Amateur Ski Jumping Championship at what would become Harris Hill...…

George Houghton was a local photographer who traveled with Vermont Civil War Regiments from 1861 to 1863. This is a little bit of his story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

T.W. Higginson knew abolitionist Lucy Stone, supported John Brown, edited Emily Dickinson, led an insurrection against the Fugitive Slave Law, and fought beside Harriet Tubman. Brattleboro historian, Mary Cabot, also said he was a good dancer...here's his storyโดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Local historians Mary Cabot and Henry Burnham wrote that Francis Goodhue was the most influential merchant and developer in Brattleboro History. Here's his story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In the final few moments of 1941 a secret train traveled south through Brattleboro as it headed to Washington, D.C. On board was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The train was somewhere in Vernon when the old year passed and 1942 arrived. Here's the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1945 Mrs. Amy Jones Rice spoke to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Her talk focused on the history behind the creation of BMH. This is the story she shared...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1934 the Vermont DAR purchased an historic farm property in Addison, Vermont. They dedicated the land to Florence Gray Estey, a charter member of the Brattleboro chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Here's the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Many scrapbooks have been donated to the historical society. Some are collections of newspaper articles, some are full of family memories, and some focus on a particular interest of the creator. Carrie Smith graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1889 and, for a time, taught at Canal Street School. Mrs. Smith’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings s…

Substance addictions have been part of our culture for a long time. In the late 1900's society began to look at substance addiction as a medical condition and some doctors began to treat it as such. The local branch of the Morrell Liquor Cure Institute of Vermont opened in Brattleboro in 1893. Here's the story...…

This summer a Howard Street homeowner contacted the historical society about a contraption boxed up in an old barn. We investigated the device and researched the story. Not all inventions are successful...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

This week’s local history is provided by Brattleboro Historical Society board member Carol Farrington. She remembers her days working at Dunham Brothers. The company came to Main Street in 1885 and moved to the old cotton mill in 1966. Here's Carol's story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In the early 1800’s France and Great Britain were again at war with one another. The US traded with both countries and found itself drawn into the conflict. Enter John Henry, a spy lately from Vermont, who gets mixed up in the middle of political intrigue...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 2015 the historical society received a package in the mail from a family in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The passing of one generation had caused the next generation to sort through boxes of “Dad’s stuff”. In one of the boxes were Brattleboro-related items that the family decided to donate to our organization. One of the items was William Whipple…

In the late 1970’s a section of the south side of Elliot Street was purchased by the town in order to build a small park. The park was part of a larger Elliot Street re-vitalization project that was funded through federal grants secured by the Brattleboro Community Development Office. Here's the story...…

Governor Holbrook served as Governor for 2 years during the Civil War. He lived on Walnut Street, used the Brattleboro House for his executive offices and rented space in the American House for official correspondence, (the telegraph office was in the American House). He believed he had a warm, influential relationship with Abraham Lincoln...here's…

One hundred and sixty years ago the United States was in a major battle for its soul. The Civil War was a little over a year old and it was clear there would be no easy resolution. In 1861 Brattleboro's Frederick Holbrook was elected Vt. Governor. This begins his story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

During the 1940's more than 1,000,000 Spalding baseballs were sewn together in Brattleboro. Most of the work was done by women and young people not directly involved in the war effort.โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

The historical society accepts donations of local items of historical significance. These items are catalogued and stored in AB boxes. The AB is short for Artifact Box. This past weekend; while placing a newly donated item into an AB box for medals, pins, jewelry and other small artifacts, we decided to share stories attached to some of the items i…

Have you ever played the 1990's game, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? In this edition we play a modified version known as Six Degrees of Fairbanks Moore. Moore was the first English colonizer to settle along the West River in the 1750's and we trace an early 1900's Harness Maker's sign to him in six steps...…

In 1869 two days of heavy rain throughout New England caused floods along tributaries of major NE rivers and lakes. Water power was the main source of energy for factories and mills. A great deal of destruction and loss of life resulted from these freshets. This is the story of two families facing the consequences of a natural disaster...…

In 1922 Charles Crane was commissioned to produce a series of booklets called, “With Interest”. These little booklets were put out every few months and were chock full of information and photos about Brattleboro and surrounding towns. The topics were diverse and included subjects like schools, railroads and local trees. The booklets were sponsored …

Here's the story of how Dr. Frank O'Connor brought the Valley Fair back from bankruptcy and set it on a path for success in the 20th Century...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Dr. O'Connor played major league baseball for a short time but achieved two distinct statistics that will keep him in the record books for a long time. This is part 1 of a two part story explaining how he lived in Brattleboro for less than a decade but had a lasting impact on the community...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Holton Home has served the elderly in Brattleboro for 125 years. The facility closed this summer. Here is the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

West Brattleboro’s Arthur H. Goodenough passed away on September 18, 1936. He was a full-time hill farmer and an amateur poet. Upon his passing he left over 3,000 poems. Here's a story about his poems...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Twenty years ago two high school students, Ben Tucker and Mike Cohen, began the first iteration of the Brattleboro Historical Society website. This recording shares how things have changed for us in the world of social media since then.โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Tom Finnell was a volunteer assistant of BUHS sports teams for two decades. He represented Brattleboro at many athletic venues around the state and was respected throughout Vermont. Here's his story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

This week we share the story of local radio station WTSA and hear anecdotes from John Clark and Ian Kelly, two people who have served in the DJ seat at WTSAโดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Rob Farnham and Joe Juscen were two local football linemen who went on to play college football. Here's their stories...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

Next Saturday, August 6, the park east of the railroad station with be transformed into “RiverFest Village”. It will be part of a broad offering of free family-friendly activities that will take place on both sides of the river. The historical society will be there to celebrate the history of the Connecticut River. An overview of the day and a litt…

It is golfing season and recently at the Brattleboro Country Club two tournaments were held, the Vermont Amateur and the BCC championship. The local championship has some history, and it is fitting that we take a look back at two premier golfers, Shawn Baker and Hugh Barber...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1949 the Brattleboro Maples semi-pro baseball team won the Northern League pennant. It was a team made up of major league "has-beens" and "never-weres". On the last day of the 70 game season they won the league by a few percentage points over the rival Montpelier team. Here's the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1918 the US was dealing with staggering inflation and food shortages as a result of World War I The government recruited school children to grow food during the summer months and women were asked to work on the farms...here's the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

A local company adopted the slogan “the Best Seat in the House” to promote its most popular product. The business was named after its founder, C.F. Church. The most popular product of the Church Manufacturing Company was a toilet seat. Here's the story...โดย Brattleboro Historical Society

In 1920 a large portion of the Bradley farm north of the West River was purchased by the Windham County Cooperative Milk Producers Association. The Milk Producers Association purchased the 75 acre property and planned to build a milk plant on the sight. The milk plant was a cooperative effort of the dairy farmers in the area. Originally, 115 farmer…